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Cinclocerthia gutturalis

Photo by njlarsen
Photographed: Soufriere on the island of St. Lucia

[edit] Identification

Brownish-grey upperparts, paler underparts, black mask on side of head, contrasting paler eye. Bill very long, straight lower mandible, upper mandible curved down near the tip. Has a tendency to keep the tail erect making it reminiscent of an oversize wren.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to St. Lucia and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Contrary to claims in some books, the closely related Brown Trembler (C. ruficauda) does not occur on these two islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized¹:

• Cinclocerthia gutturalis gutturalis on Martinique.
• Cinclocerthia gutturalis macrorhyncha on St. Lucia.

[edit] Habitat

Forests, second growth, overgrown plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

Cocks its tail and trembles frequently.

Food is mainly invertebrates found by probing leaf clusters, epiphytes, etc.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054

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